PRESS RELEASE from City of Half Moon Bay.
Curious how to get involved in this year’s Redistricting process? Have thoughts on the City’s mayoral process? Join us this Thursday evening for a special public workshop dedicated to Half Moon Bay’s district model.
The current model includes four districts and an at-large elected mayor with a four-year term. The City Council is looking for input from the community and the Redistricting Advisory Committee on whether the current model should be retained or if another model should be used. Other options include five districts with an annually-rotated mayor, or four districts with an at-large elected mayor with a two-year term (versus four).
The more input from the community we have, the more information the City Council has to determine the best map that most accurately reflects the Half Moon Bay community and its residents. If you’re unable to join us Thursday evening but would like to offer input, please email your thoughts to jblair@hmbcity.com. If you’re able to join us, here’s how to participate:
Thursday, August 19th, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
Upcoming Meeting:
Please join us tomorrow evening for the first of several Redistricting Advisory Committee public workshops on redistricting:
Thursday, August 19, 2021
7:00 P.M.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94745868419
Past Meeting Videos
August 12, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting
July 15, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting
BACKGROUND
Click here to learn more about the Redistricting Advisory Committee and its upcoming meeting schedule.
News Release – Community Encouraged to Participate in Re-Drawing Council Election Districts
Half Moon Bay must re-draw its district boundaries using the new 2020 Census data. This process is called redistricting. All cities with district-based election systems, such as Half Moon Bay, must redistrict after each Census. This keeps population counts within each district relatively equal to ensure equal representation. Half Moon Bay adopted district boundaries in 2018 using 2010 Census total population counts. We must now reevaluate using the new census data.
In 2018, the City of Half Moon Bay approved a transition from at-large to by-district elections, with the mayor to be elected at-large. The current map of City Council Districts and other documents from the transition can be viewed here.
Staff Report – Informational Presentation and Options for Forming a Redistricting Commission
Staff Report – Establishment of Redistricting Advisory Committee
2021 Advisory Redistricting Committee Resolution/Bylaws
View DrawHMB.org, where you can review the existing district boundary maps, make your own suggested adjustments when public mappings opens, and submit them to the Redistricting Advisory Committee.
For background on Half Moon Bay’s original 2018 districting process, please click here.
BACKGROUND
The City of Half Moon Bay’s Redistricting Advisory Committee was formed by the City Council at its May 18, 2021 meeting to study and recommend updated draft boundaries for City Council districts based on results of the 2020 Census. The Redistricting Advisory Committee is comprised of seven members, who were appointed June 15, 2021:
- Michal Settles
- Claudia Marshall
- Marin Holt
- Paul Gater
- Steve Maller
- Phil Marshall
- Hal Bogner
Redistricting Advisory Committee Calendar
The Committee will meet over the course of the next 10 months to receive public input on draft maps, communities of interest, elections sequencing, and other important issues all culminating with an adopted final map by the City Council that will be used in Half Moon Bay elections for the next 10 years. Weekday meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday meetings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Meetings will be conducted via Zoom through September, then will move to in-person.
- JULY 15 (RAC) – INTRODUCTION (BROWN ACT, PRA, OVERVIEW OF TRANSITION TO DISTRICTS, REDISTRICTING BASICS)
- AUGUST 12 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON MAPPING, LEGISLATION, ETC.
- AUGUST 19 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON DISTRICT MODEL / ELECTION SEQUENCING
- AUGUST 26 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #1
- SEPTEMBER 2 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #2
- AUGUST 16 – CENSUS DATA RELEASED (LEGACY FORMAT)
- LATE SEPTEMBER – CALIFORNIA PRISONER-ADJUSTED DATA AVAILABLE
- LATE OCTOBER – END OF MANDATED THREE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO RELEASE MAPS
- NOVEMBER 8 (MONDAY) (RAC) – FIRST DRAFTS OF COMMITTEE MAPS, SELECT 3-5 FOCUS MAPS
- DECEMBER 16 (RAC) – SELECT 2-3 FOCUS MAPS
- JANUARY 19 (WEDNESDAY) (COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #3, REVIEW FOCUS MAPS, PROVIDE REVISIONS, IF ANY
- JANUARY 22 (SATURDAY) (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
- JANUARY 27 (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
- FEBRUARY 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #4, FINAL MAP SELECTION & ELECTION SEQUENCING
- MARCH 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING DISTRICT MAP & ELECTION SEQUENCING (ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION IF SB 594 IS ENACTED).
- APRIL 17 – DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION OF MAP (APRIL 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING)
- MAY 12 – COMMITTEE CLOSING CELEBRATION
City Council of Half Moon Bay Meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm
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